Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-03-17


Israel Green, the present agent OF the Sis
seton and Wahpetou Sioux in Eastern Da.
kota. AT the last preceding session ol
congress the nomination WAS allowed to
fail IN the same way, and the president
gave him q recess commission. and renom-
mated him as soon as the senate met
again. The nomination was entirely IL
Hored, not having been taken up by the
committee on Indian affairs. IL is not
known that the president will recommis'
sion him.
Commissioner Sparks has ordered the
restoration to entry of II, 800 acres oil
land in the Red City (Mich.) land district
which we're selected in 1871, by the Jack.
son, Lansing & Saginaw Railroad com
pany.
The death is announced of Capt. Henry
G. Pratt. 18th infantry, at Fit. Stanton, y.
NJ. Capt. Pratt served in the volunteer
service during the war in the respective
grades OF second and first lieutenant and
captain OF the 3Sth New York infantry, in
1862. and fret lieutenant and captain ol
the 18th New York heavy artillery, in
1864; was appointed lieutenant in the
18th U. $. infantry, in 1866, and received
his promotion to eaptaincy in that regi.
ment in June 1876.
Rev. w. S. Rowland, missionary OF the
American board OF commissioners for for
eign missions in India, died OF fever at Au'
burndale, Mass, four hours after the death
OF his vile from pneumonia. Two oil the
children are now very i'll with fever.
The secretary of the treasury has ap-
pointed NJ. V. B. johnson OF Sioux City a
gauger for the Third internal revenue dis
trict OF Iowa and r. p. Hudd gauger for
the First internal revenue internal district
OF Wisconsin.
The Missouri lower house defeated by a
vote of IS TO SO. the railroad bill which
had passed the senate. The object OF the
bill was to regulate the operation OF rail-
roads within the boundaries OF that state,
and provide that all rates should be pub
lished and posted in conspicuous place,
that they should be permanent, and that
no rebates should be allowed to shippers.
In the United States supreme court in
Washington J. III. Swan of Sioux City was
admitted to practice.
Arrangements are making at the treasu-
~ department To supply the demand for
small silver certificates and United States
notes, which Is very large and is increasing
daily.
Albert Foster, son OF Hon. Sidney Eos.
ter, was fatally crushed by the cars at Eau
Claire, as he was about to start for the
West with Mr.. Foster.
At Madison the Wisconsin solons passed
the bill appropriating $4,000 for the cree
tion of a monument to the memory oil the
soldiers OF Wisconsin lying at Gettysb rg
May wheat on the Sth in Chicago sold
Up above SO cents. The speculation, which
has been steadily increasing for a week
past, leaped all bounds, and the scene in
the pit during both sessions was yeIy wild.
The failure OF congress to act upon the
agreements made by the Northwestern
commission with the tribes in Minnesota,
Montana and Dakota has had some
what depressing effect upon the Indian
bureau. which has some reasonn to fear
that the work of the commission may be
entirely wasted. Every one OF these ar
rangements is opposed in one way or an
other. There is also danger of a refusal oil
the Indians to abide by them II they are
carried out soon. Protests loud and
long against the Fort Berthold agree
ment are coming in, with letters from set
tiers contiguous to ALMOST every band oil
the Minnesota Chippewas. which it is pro-
posed to collect upon one reservation, OPP
posing or asking some change in these ar
rangements.
The Hennepin canal appropriation went
with the rest OF the items on the river and
anu HO OF
effecting the initial work on Chicago's big
western outfal sewer this year.
Postoffices established: Iowa-Corey,
Keokuk county; Republic, Chieksaw
county. Fourth. class postmasters APP
pointed-Dakota: IrmadaIe, J. b. Church
i'll; Harlem, +. L. Kendall; Guelph, s. Il.
Dales: Hosmer, W. p. Magic. Iowa: Hart.
wick, J. II. Santell; Jesup, c. Brown.
Ths president appointed John ii. Dorsey
postmaster at Glencoe, Mimi, vice Virgil
NJ. Hall, deceased.
The lateness and prolonged severity OF
the winter has interposed to prevent the
carrying out OF plans for constituting For.
Smelling the leading supply station for the
troops in the Northwest; but as soon as
the season permits it is contemplated to
construct quarters there for all the troops
that can be spared from active service in
the Indian Territory. There are already
for the necessary number
of officers, and the quartermaster' de
partment win as soon as practicable pro-
vide shelter for the men, Convenience OF
access and for obtaining supplies is the
chief reason which influences the army
officials in giving this preference to Fort
Smelling.
Hon. Arthur Macarthur associate JUS
tiee OF the supreme court OF the District OF
Columbia, has sent in his resignation to
the president.
The decisions OF the secretary OF the in =.
terror in pension cases for the calendar
year ending Dec. 81, 1856, are now in the
hands OF the public printer and will be
printed in signatures os 16 pages and sent
to any person desiring them in any guam.
tity by forwarding to the printer the cost
OF the same and 10 per cent. additional
At the close of the year the completed
work viii be found in one volume. but the
demand for extra copies OF each signature
as it goes to press is simply immense from
all sections OF the country.
statement OF the footings of the ap-
preparation bill passed at the last session
OF congress has been completed by the
clerks OF the Senate and House commit
tees on appropriations. 1t is as follows:
Agricultural, 81 ,O2S. 730; army, 1928, 724,.
us; Diplomatic and consular, 1,429,-
942; District OF Columbia. 81, geo, $50;
Indians. So, 226, S97; legislative, $50, 7o1,.
22l: military academy, S419, 936; navy,
$50, 753, 165; pensions S76, 252, 500; post
offices, 500, 69i, $50; sundry civil, S22,-
49,, 400; Mexican pension deficiency,
$500, 600; public printing deficiency, S1o7.-
600; miscellaneous appropriations (esti-
matedl, So, 5000 600. Total OF actual APP
preparations, Sa47, 3s7,I4
The Dublin municipal council adopted a
resolution appealing to the free peoples OF
the world to prevent the British govern
ment from carrying out its threats Of out
rage against Irish people"
The Postmaster general has issued an
advertisement for star route lettings on
contracts to run from July /, 1887 to
June 80, 1891, on the following routes:
80 NJ
son to Glenwood, Bird Island to Franklin,
Brownsville to Red Rock Station IN. o.,
Cedar Mills to Litchtield, Dibley to Barnes
vile, East Castle Rock to Randolph, Eden
Prairie to Washburn, Faith to Ada, Gates
to Albany, Houston to Winona, Norton
to Oak Ridge. Paynesville to Zion, Plym-
oath to Crystal, St. Leo to Candy, STAN
ford to st. Francis. Strand to Twin Val
ley, Tansem to Newley, Willmar to Will
mar, Wilno to Lake Benton.
Timothy Fuller of Wabasha, late sergeant
Company G, Fifth Minnesota volunteer
infantry, has been granted a pension OF 50
per month, dating from 1865 to 1885, and
81 per month from the last named date.
The arrears will amount to S700.
Indians aetuated by certain instinct,
say that there will be a great flood. They
are preparing to leave their homesteads in
the Minnesota river bottoms and move to
higher grosnd as soon as the river begins
to rise.
Democratic members OF congress and
Others, who have access to the president
and means OF knowledge on the subject, do
not believe that there is any possibility OF
an extra session OF congress now.
The president has appointed r. w.
Loughery OF Texas to be United States
consul at Acapulco, Mex.
Brig. Gen. Greedy has received his CON-
mission as chief signal officer to succeed
the la 70 Gen. Hazen.
The seats OF the senators whose terms
expired with the last congress have already
been assigned. On the Republican side
Senator Piatt moves down to the front
row, and takes Mahone's vacant chair, be.
tween Ednunds and Morrill,. Senator
Hawley moves along to his colleagues late
seat. and Senator Evarts changes from a
seat in the back next to Senator Stanford